Stone Crafting Materials REALLY

[Aleeya 18]

An explanation from devs to at least try to explain WHY they felt this change was needed would be nice.

I'm pretty convinced we won't get any "official" response on this change.

 

[Ellentro 107]

1 minute ago, Aleeya said:

An explanation from devs to at least try to explain WHY they felt this change was needed would be nice.

I'm pretty convinced we won't get any "official" response on this change.

 

The devs have never explained any of their actions beyond "We want to do this, so we did it", because there is no other explanation. You're looking for depth in a kiddie pool. The devs don't have a thought process behind their balance changes because there is none. They don't play their game, don't understand it from a gameplay perspective, and nothing in/about them suggests that they will ever change any of that. 

[Jean Lafitte 451]

19 minutes ago, Vloshko said:

BTW, if anyone want to post about it across multiple websites, don't forget this one.

LOL, nevermind.  I just saw where someone else posted that gif on Jat's last tweet over 2 hours ago.

[Senkoau 51]

Good on them still sadly I suspect it's accurate and we will be ignored in the hopes we'll just go away improving server performance across the board.

[Luneder 25]

So as someone that works in the game industry and due to the evidence that several members of the dev team have removed the tag that connects them to the game I believe they are killing their own game and might be making a move to move the money have made so far to a different account then go into hiding.

If you are thinking of refunding better do it now before you can't.

[Tyberious09 0]

I swear to god.... If this is not changed back I am not gonna put up with this anymore. So glad we finished most of our base...

[Senkoau 51]

5 minutes ago, Luneder said:

So as someone that works in the game industry and due to the evidence that several members of the dev team have removed the tag that connects them to the game I believe they are killing their own game and might be making a move to move the money have made so far to a different account then go into hiding.

If you are thinking of refunding better do it now before you can't.

I suggested that back on page 7 I think

[overtyped 7]

Grapeshot literally lost their minds, pity, the game had a lot of promise. If anyone wants something similar but better, look up haven and hearth, World reset is going to be on the 1st of feb, and will last about 2-3 years. 

Edited January 24, 2019 by overtyped

[Endo Fett 73]

Where the f**k are these incompetent devs hiding themselves?!

Its been way too long since they made contact with the community.

-Are they aware of the new stone costs being totally unacceptable?

-Are they aware that the issue with logging in is persisting?

-If they’re willing and able to take back the new bonus for discovery points, why are they unwilling or unable to change the f**king stone costs back?

Climb out of your miserable little hole Jat, and fix your f**king mess.

Edited January 24, 2019 by Endo Fett

[Jean Lafitte 451]

1 minute ago, Endo Fett said:

Where the f**k are these incompetent devs hiding themselves?!

Its been way too long since they made contact with the community.

-Are they aware of the new stone costs being totally unacceptable?

-Are they aware that the issue with logging in is persisting?

-If they’re willing and able to take back the new bonus for discovery points, why are they unwilling or unable to change the f**king stone costs back?

-Climb out of your miserable little hole Jat, and fix your f**king mess.

Dammit people.  Stop giving me such perfect places to put this!

[Ellentro 107]

1 minute ago, Endo Fett said:

Where the f**k are these incompetent devs hiding themselves?!

Its been way too long since they made contact with the community.

-Are they aware of the new stone costs being totally unacceptable?

-Are they aware that the issue with logging in is persisting?

-If they’re willing and able to take back the new bonus for discovery points, why are they unwilling or unable to change the f**king stone costs back?

-Climb out of your miserable little hole Jat, and fix your f**king mess.

-They aren't hiding. They just don't care.

-Doesn't matter how often they communicate if nothing they say means anything.

-No, because they don't play their own game

-See above

-The discovery point change was reverted because they forgot to make it retroactive

-Jat is a PR major, he has little to nothing to do with getting anything fixed, and I highly doubt they listen to him much more then they do us. He's just there to keep the flames from reaching feverpitch. 

[Endo Fett 73]

1 minute ago, Jean Lafitte said:

Dammit people.  Stop giving me such perfect places to put this!

Lol 4k hours in Ark but I hear you

[Captain Scotch 10]

My wife and I duo in this game and have our two man Co. We just finished our Galleon a week ago and started on our castle. Spent days planning (obviously not sitting at a drafting table, even we're not that rediculous) just bouncing ideas off one another. Its about 30x40 and we're half way up the large gate with our walls. We WERE going all the way to the top and capping our towers in a Taj Mahal style. Yeah, that shit aint happening. There is no way the two of us can produce enough resources to see our dream thru. We have 0 metal nodes on our island and it is a large island we share with many companies. You (grapeshot) just took alot of fun from us. We don't even know what to do with it now. REVERT.

[Endo Fett 73]

1 minute ago, Ellentro said:

-They aren't hiding. They just don't care.

-Doesn't matter how often they communicate if nothing they say means anything.

-No, because they don't play their own game

-See above

-The discovery point change was reverted because they forgot to make it retroactive

-Jat is a PR major, he has little to nothing to do with getting anything fixed, and I highly doubt they listen to him much more then they do us. He's just there to keep the flames from reaching feverpitch. 

So who is the game designer? Who’s vision are they following?

[Jean Lafitte 451]

1 minute ago, Endo Fett said:

Lol 4k hours in Ark but I hear you

You should have seen this coming.

Just now, Endo Fett said:

So who is the game designer? Who’s vision are they following?

https://twitter.com/jeremystieglitz?lang=en

[Ellentro 107]

Just now, Endo Fett said:

So who is the game designer? Who’s vision are they following?

You still think they're following a vision at this point?

[Senkoau 51]

3 minutes ago, Ellentro said:

-They aren't hiding. They just don't care.

-Doesn't matter how often they communicate if nothing they say means anything.

-No, because they don't play their own game

-See above

-The discovery point change was reverted because they forgot to make it retroactive

-Jat is a PR major, he has little to nothing to do with getting anything fixed, and I highly doubt they listen to him much more then they do us. He's just there to keep the flames from reaching feverpitch. 

If your right about that I wonder of they even told him about the planned stone changes because we have hit fever pitch I think.

Hmm I wonder if we haven't heard from is because he's waiting out the two weeks notice after turning in his resignation as he can't do his job when they blind side him with unannounced changes like this?

 

[Herasea 59]

51 minutes ago, Aleeya said:

An explanation from devs to at least try to explain WHY they felt this change was needed would be nice.

I'm pretty convinced we won't get any "official" response on this change.

 

This is the main concern for me, i'm normal fine with waiting, but considering this is an issue that the community seem to all agree on for once, i'm just disappointed there's been no response or clarification  as to why it was done.

 

[Ellentro 107]

2 minutes ago, Senkoau said:

If your right about that I wonder of they even told him about the planned stone changes because we have hit fever pitch I think.

Hmm I wonder if we haven't heard from is because he's waiting out the two weeks notice after turning in his resignation as he can't do his job when they blind side him with unannounced changes like this?

 

He's doing his job the best he can, and I think someone somewhere understands that. The flames haven't really hit fever pitch yet, they're just at a slow boil by Wildcard standards. He's human after all. Only question I have is the same person that understands that no one can stop the flame that comes from stupid changes like this, hasn't gotten rid of the mentally deficient hobbits making these design decisions. 

 

I personally just feel a little bad for Jat. Its not his fault the company he works for is utter garbage. 

Edited January 24, 2019 by Ellentro

[ljbendele 23]

2 hours ago, Nari said:

EA launch and official release are two entirely separate things . Try not to confuse the two.

I have been through multiple early access, it is not a beta. I paid for two accounts and I know what expectations are. Because I have been through multiple of these I know through experience what will kill this game vs allowing it to thrive and prosper. I have years of IT project management experience and understand the value of good communication. Expecting professionalism at any stage for a paid for product is reasonable, making excuses for bad judgement is not. 

 

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! People can stomach small changes a little at a time, too much change and the average person will freak out. Its basic human nature and maybe something a marketing specialist can explain better. 

[Luneder 25]

Just now, Herasea said:

This is the main concern for me, i'm normal fine with waiting, but considering this is an issue that the community seem to all agree on for once, i'm just disappointed there's been no response or clarification  as to why it was done.

 

the devs seems to be distancing themselves, one of the co-founders changed his profile tags and removed himself from any relation to the company so the signs are showing they might be abandoning it. also sounds like other members of the team are doing the same. With how the company is setup it is impossible for anyone to go after the parent company as well if they do drop it and run with the money.

[Ellentro 107]

Just now, ljbendele said:

 

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! People can stomach small changes a little at a time, too much change and the average person will freak out. Its basic human nature and maybe something a marketing specialist can explain better. 

This isn't about big changes. Or small changes. This is about the fundamental difference between good changes, and bad changes.

They just tied the only defensible structure type in the game to a resource 60% of the map has zero access to, while buffing explosives to such a degree that Stone is no longer a defensible structure type. 

[ljbendele 23]

I will give another example of the poor communication I am talking about. When in game I constantly recieve pop up messeges stating a minor patch is upcoming that I will not have to log out for or restart. Every time the server boots us, requiring a restart of client.

 

or when the announcement says update in 10 minutes and 3 hours later you have received 5 of those messeges with no update yet. In life your word is your bond, say what you mean and mean what you say. Its Integrity

[ljbendele 23]

7 minutes ago, Ellentro said:

This isn't about big changes. Or small changes. This is about the fundamental difference between good changes, and bad changes.

They just tied the only defensible structure type in the game to a resource 60% of the map has zero access to, while buffing explosives to such a degree that Stone is no longer a defensible structure type. 

also a valid point, the power of and vs or. There are many good valid points in this thread. Mine are only to the failure to communicate the change beforehand. Its thier game, they can make whatever changes they want but at least please communicate them properly instead of sneaking it into a patch which is deceptive

[Asherpaiger 0]

21 minutes ago, Captain Scotch said:

My wife and I duo in this game and have our two man Co. We just finished our Galleon a week ago and started on our castle. Spent days planning (obviously not sitting at a drafting table, even we're not that rediculous) just bouncing ideas off one another. Its about 30x40 and we're half way up the large gate with our walls. We WERE going all the way to the top and capping our towers in a Taj Mahal style. Yeah, that shit aint happening. There is no way the two of us can produce enough resources to see our dream thru. We have 0 metal nodes on our island and it is a large island we share with many companies. You (grapeshot) just took alot of fun from us. We don't even know what to do with it now. REVERT.

Just think...now all we have to do is find the cheapest material ever to build out of. Cover the entire island. Wait until the devs get drunk again. Break it all --> get rich! THEN we can continue our castle. Genius!!!!!